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Logan
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Posted: August 10 2018 at 17:45 |
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With this idea, I might just have to dodge an attahk of rotten tormatoes.
In case you don't know both albums, here is the longest song off each album. "Dondai (To an Eternal Love)": "On the Silent Wings of Freedom" |
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I use to listen to the instrumental opening of On the silent wings of freedom---on repeat---Howes guitar at the end right before vocals come in is so great---Howe Squire and White never repeated this kind of exciting groove on any later albums --why I don't know.
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I've always loved Tormato more than most but Attahk is fairly meh in my world.
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Tormato for sure. I would place Tormato over most of Magma's albums, except for the first one. Tormato is full of unrealized potential. As Rick Wakeman once said, if they had spent more time developing some of the tunes, they might now be among the most-cherished Yes tunes. As it is, Don't Kill the Whale, Future Times, and On the Silent Wings of Freedom are up there in the list. I like Tormato far better than Drama, although still only three stars.
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Logan
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Kobaia is my favourite Magma album. I hadn't much liked Attahk at first, aside from one track not "Dondai", as I found it deliciously silly, but it's an album that I found myself playing on vacation a lot after having owned it for years, and it just fit my mood at the time. Both Tormato and Attahk can be rather silly, and that's fun. I happen to love Attahk, although I wouldn't rate it as high as various other Magma albums. "Nono" is probably my favourite track off it.
Aside from any similarities when it comes to any absurdity in both, and of course aside from my excuse at making an Attack of the Killer Tomatoes play on words, which is really more than enough reason as this site can never have too much humour, lame or not, I was interested to see how they would fare up against each other as Tormato has a 2.98 average score with 1407 ratings, while Magma has a 3.69 score with 330 ratings. Perhaps people are being harder on Tormato in the ratings because it is such a beloved by many band. Here is a positive review of each album: Attahk:
Tormato:
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I'm a huge Tormato supporter; an album that I think is truly underrated. I put it about 7 to 8 out of 10. Never really understood the production criticisms either, as it has a much snappier sound than the clouded-in-reverb Going For the One.
Attahk is an album I just got into recently, and it's hella fun! Unfortunately I mistakenly bought Russian knock-off CD's of Attahk and the debut. I was really bummed to discover it too since they weren't cheap. Don't buy from Russia! Anyway, I knew "The Last Seven Minutes" from it long before I got the album and it's one of my favourite pieces of music of all time. Such propulsive energy with equal parts beauty. Never fails to get me goin'! So it's close, but I went with Attahk.
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Not big Attahk-fan (I think it´s Magma´s worst album right after Üdü Wüdü) but it´s still better than Tormato, so my vote goes to it.
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Attahk is probably Magma's weakest 70's album - but then again Magma doesn't have any weak 70's albums and I love it. Not the biggest Yes-fan to begin with and Tomato I might have listened to only once. Can't remember anything except for not enjoying it at all.
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Tormato is very underrated in my opinion, the opening track is quite good, and the album closer "On the Silent Wings of Freedom" is a masterpiece tbh.
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Tormato is the nadir of Yes's 70's output and Attahk is not among the best in Magma's catalog. Attahk is the better of these two imo. The songs in the first post are the best of these albums in my book. (Dondai is great).
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Logan
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^ For me it's Nono, that one just really gets to me, but Dondai is great. I like the whole album.
At first the track I loved was "Liriïk Necronomicus Kahnt'. That was one of the first songs I heard of Magma (before I had the album), and the fun weirdness I loved. I guess it relates to the first Magma song I loved, which is ""Iss" Lanseï Doïa" off 1001° Centigrades, as it is also fun and put a big smile on my face. "Hhai" was another early favourite, and it makes me feel good. For me, Attahk is feel good, uplifting music, and I can move to it. When the record ends, I usually feel great, despite that irritating high frequency noise. Kobaia, 1001° Centigrades, Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II) and Attahk are the album I tend to return to the most. Going to share "Nono" for those that haven't heard the album. Thanks for all the responses -- it's a pleasure to read your posts. It's really great to hear opinions on both albums.
That is an unusual opinion, not that there's anything wrong with unorthodox opinions of course. Most people, as I'm sure you're aware but at least in the interests of a larger audience that may not know Magma well perusing this thread, put Merci lower than both Üdü Wüdü and Attahk (I haven't heard Magma's latest). I like Merci particularly for the B side. Üdü Wüdü has never been a favourite of mine -- been years since I last listened to it. I like the particular energy of Attahk. Holy Attahk of the Captcha: throws rotten tormatoes at it (try, try, try, try, try, try, try again). |
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Rotten Tormato it is!
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Tormato gets the nod.
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I rate Attakh pretty highly on the Magma scale. I love most everything they did, but that one hits the spot like none other when I’m in a certain mood. Tormato isn’t bad (underrated in my view) but Magma wins easily for me.
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Attahk is not among the top Magma albums for me and then I don't find Tormato that bad. So it's a tight affair but still Attahk wins. I'll take what some wrote here as an inspiration to give Attahk another spin or two and then also Tormato because I feel they both may have some potential still to unveil for me.
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Logan
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In my experience, Attahk is best listened to by the pool while sipping margaritas at a tropical resort, or whatever substitute comes closest (like drinking beer in the car park of your nearest public swimming pool).
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Please......don't make me choose.
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